Friday, October 26, 2007
New high speed FireWire PCI Express Card available
If you've ever tried to edit video on your computer, you know how tricky a process it can be, especially if you haven't done it before. I was reminded recently of how valuable having the right equipment for a task like this can be, when our marketing team put together a video of a recent company event.
A couple of weeks ago, we held the first ever "USB 500" - an internal fun event/race using a USB Remote Control Car. While we filmed over half an hour of footage, we had the idea to share some of the highlights on YouTube, which required a fair bit of editing. One of the problems I've personally experienced with this type of work, is that transferring the video content to the computer can be a time consuming process, unless you have a computer that is designed for such a task.
The computer we used to put the film together was by no stretch of the imagination a "high-end" multimedia setup, as would be found in most professional A/V editing environments, giving us the opportunity to put our PEX1394B3 (2 Port FireWire 800 + 1 Port FireWire 400 PCI Express Card) through the paces. Because of the speed the card offers, the data transfer was extremely fast, making the entire process that much quicker and simpler - so much so, that I picked one up for my personal computer, which I had intended to use to edit a few family videos (a project I had been putting off, as I knew that it would be time-consuming).
You can check out the PEX1394B3 here
To view footage from the USB 500 race, click
here!
Posted by Paul @ 3:40 PM
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Friday, October 19, 2007
SCSI School is open!
The second in a series of six courses is now available at StarTech University, with the launch of SCSI school, earlier this week.
Divided into chapters, the course content includes:
Chapter 1 - What is SCSI?
Chapter 2 - SCSI vs. IDE
Chapter 3 - What is an SCA/RAID connector?
Chapter 4 - SCSI Signals
Chapter 5 - SCSI Types & Specifications
Chapter 6 - Rules for connecting SCSI devices
Chapter 7 - The Future of SCSI
Chapter 8 - SCSI Products
If you haven't done so already, you can check out SCSI School and the rest of StarTech University here!
Posted by Paul @ 2:28 PM
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Powered USB, Multimode Aqua Fiber cables available
We are pleased to note the addition of Multimode Aqua Fiber Cables and Powered USB cables to the website, for immediate availability.
If you don't already know, PoweredUSB provides a hot-pluggable, single cable connection carrying the standard USB communication signals as well as two additional wire pairs for added power. This will be a major step forward for Retail POS environments, as it will mean simpler connectivity, and fewer cables to have to "untangle".
We're equally excited about the Multimode Aqua Fiber Cables we've added. These cables will be vital in years to come, as the immense speed and quality that they provide will become necessary as networking technologies and speeds advance. Plus, because these cables are housed in an LSZH (Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen) cable jacket, they are a perfect solution for short cable runs (between networking components) throughout offices, schools, apartment complexes and more.
The Powered USB cables can be found by browsing through the New Products section or the USB section of the cables category.
The Aqua Fiber Cables can also be found in the New Products section, as well as in the Fiber Optics subsection under Networking, in the Cables category.
Posted by Paul @ 2:05 PM
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Friday, October 05, 2007
Tech Lounge now available through RSS
To help keep our faithful readers up to date, we've added an RSS Feed that will make it that much easier to get to the Tech Lounge.
You'll notice a Subscribe to the RSS Feed link in the right-most column, or simply click here to to subscribe to the feed, so that you can be notified when we post to the Lounge!
Posted by Ken @ 11:15 AM
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
Use the Quick Buy tool to purchase quickly
Resellers and End Users alike will benefit from a new feature we've added to our online cart. This handy feature allows users to enter up to ten distinct part numbers as well as the desired quantity of each, and provides a quick look at availability as well as the automated addition of the products to the Shopping Cart.The new tool can be located easily, by clicking on the link in the information bar, labelled Quick Buy.
You can start using it here!
Posted by Ken @ 9:28 AM
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